Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-06-10
Cleveland Meets a Bear.
PROSPECT HOUSE, Upper Sarana'

PROSPECT HOUSE, Upper Saranac
Lake, June 5.-While the President
and Dave Cronk, the guide, were out
on the Saranac yesterday they saw
an object in the water which the lat
ter first took for burnt log afoat,
but soon saw was a big black bear
swimming across the lake. The
President ordered Dave to follow the
animal, and then ensued race which
ended little later by the bear shak-
ing the water from its shaggy sides
and disappearing in the depth of the
forest Dave urged the President to
climb the bank and keep watch of the
bears movements until be returned
to camp and secured a gun, but the
President cut him short by asking:
"What would 1 do in case the bear
came back this way? | have no gun
to shoot him with, and if l swan out
into the water he could easily follow
me.n
Davy assured the President that
such a contingency was altogether
unlikely. The bear, he explained,
was more afraid of them than they
were of him. He would probably re-
main several hours on the island be-
fore continuing his journey, and if the
President would wait until rifle
could be produced they would have
no difficulty in bagging him. But
the President discreetly refrained from
accepting Cronk's advice.
Moreover" he added, "to kill the
animal would be a violation of the
game law"
And so it was finally decided that
Bruin should be left alone, and to
Cronk's deep regret the trip down the
lake was again renewed.
The President will not attend the
funeral of Ex- Vice President Wheeler
at Malone, Tuesday. The following
dispatch was sent by him this even
ing to Charles A Burke, who had
telegraphed him in regard to the mat
ter
"While sympathizing with the citi-
zens of Malone in their grief for the
death of their distinguished fellow
townsman, I will be unable to attend
the funeral services on Thursday
next"
Tits has been quiet uneventful
day with the Presidential party. The
weather has been cloudy, with soft
Southeasterly breeze blowing strong
enough to ripple the lake, but not so
boisterous as to make it necessary to
put on outside wraps. The Presi-
dent has had day Of complete rest,
spent at the cottage with Mrs. Cleve-
land and Mr. and Mrs. Lamont, or in
walking about the hotel and along the
lake shore. There were no boats
moving on the lake, except those that
brought few travellers from below,
and fishing rods and flies were not
used.
1t is now reasonably certain that
the President will leave here on
Thursday afternoon and return to
Washington by the route travelled in
coming to the mountains. He has
been greatly benefited by his week
of absolute freedom from business
cares and escape from the routine
that is imposed upon him at the
White House, and he will return to
Washington invigorated by an out
door life in clear, pure, bracing at
mosphere There have been no de-
partures by the gentlemen of the
Presidents party from the rule of
plain dressing that they have adhered
to. The Presidents boots were pol
ished by mistake, but he wore his
brown velvet jacket and soft hat to.
day, just as he has since his arrival
more than a week ago. Mrs. Cleve-
land and Mrs Lamont made a con-
cession to Sunday by appearing this
afternoon in white costumes of soft
wooden materials, but without change
of hats.